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	Sportsbike Suspension (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		List of largest suspension bridges - This list of the largest suspension bridges ranks the world's suspension bridges by the length of main span (distance between the suspension towers).
		Suspension bow - A suspension bow is a form of suspension bondage where the subject is suspended in the inverted (upside down) position bent backwards into a bow.
		Wheeling Suspension Bridge - The Wheeling Suspension Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the East channel of the Ohio River at Wheeling, West Virginia.
	fuelinj.vvvvvv3.com /sportsbikesuspension.html (197 words)

	Context for World Heritage Bridges
		Bridges were one of the first structural uses of iron, preceded only by columns (not yet beams) to support the floors of textile mills.
		Bridges in areas other than Europe and the USA should be investigated, as the colonial empires of several nations were at their peak during the autumn years of the 19th century.
		This bridge, designed by E H Duggan and Phelps Johnson with Ralph Modjeski as consultant, was criticized by many engineers as being the ugliest, while the cantilever was generally regarded as a type, especially those of American origin, whose profile was unsightly despite their record lengths.
	www.icomos.org /studies/bridges.htm (14344 words)

	Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge at AllExperts
		The, also known as Pearl Bridge, is a suspension bridge in Japan that crosses the Akashi Strait; it links Maiko in Kobe and Iwaya on Awaji Island as part of the Honshu-Shikoku Highway.
		It is the longest suspension bridge in the world to date, both in terms of total length (3,911 m or 12,826 ft) and in terms of its center span (1991 metres or 6532 ft).
		The original plan was for a mixed railway-road bridge but when the bridge was begun in April 1986 it was restricted to road only, with six lanes.
	en.allexperts.com /e/a/ak/akashi-kaikyo_bridge.htm (532 words)

	01.05.09: Geometry of Bridges
		The covered bridge, that most romantic of bridge types, is found throughout the world, but was particular popular in a rapidly expanding young America, where wood was plentiful and time was a premium.
		Suspension Bridge-A bridge in which the roadway is hung from strong cables that pass over two towers.
		Homework: The students will describe a bridge that is close to their home, an answer: why was it built, what was it built of, when was it built, why do you think it was built there, and how do you think it was built.
	www.yale.edu /ynhti/curriculum/units/2001/5/01.05.09.x.html (3126 words)

	Wheeling Suspension Bridge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Self-anchored suspension bridge - A self-anchored suspension bridge is a suspension bridge in which the main cables do not attach to the ground via large anchorages; instead, the main cables attach to the ends of the road deck, which experiences compression equal to the tension in the cables.
		Capilano Suspension Bridge - The Capilano Suspension Bridge is a simple suspension bridge crossing the Capilano River in the District of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
		Sportsbike Suspension - Sportsbike Suspension List of largest suspension bridges - This list of the largest suspension bridges ranks the world's suspension bridges by the length of main span (distance between the suspension towers).
	wh17.aamaa.info /wheelingsuspensionbridge.html (1336 words)

	01.05.02: Bridging the Math Gap
		My unit of the Bridge Seminar is the relationship between what is taught in math on the middle grade level, and the possibilities of the applications.
		Bridges are based on one or more of three basic structures that are derived from forms found in nature: beam from a log fallen across a stream, the arch from natural rock formations, and suspension from vines.1 Underneath all concrete and steel that bridges are made of today, the same basic ideas still apply.
		Suspension bridges sag unless the load is distributed along the length of the bridge.
	www.yale.edu /ynhti/curriculum/units/2001/5/01.05.02.x.html (5283 words)

	ODOT Memorial Highways & Bridges
		Bridge 2106 1883 X, known as the Sailboat Bridge, was a major project of the depression era.
		Oklahoma bridges attracted national and even international notoriety in the 1930s not because of their number or size but for a seriocomic episode that occurred on the Red River.
		However, toll bridges became a subject of political reform in Oklahoma and elsewhere during the late 1920s, giving rise to efforts aimed at spending public funds to buy out their owners and "free" the bridges.
	www.okladot.state.ok.us /hqdiv/p-r-div/spansoftime/strains.htm (1572 words)

	NYCDOT - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Bridges (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		DOT's Division of Bridges is responsible for the design, construction, maintenance and operation of the 790 bridges (including 6 tunnels) and 67 culverts presently under the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation.
		The three landmarked bridges not operated by DOT are the George Washington Bridge (Port Authority of New York and New Jersey), Highbridge (NYC Department of Environmental Protection), and Hell Gate Bridge (Amtrak).
		The Williamsburg Bridge, with its 35-story steel towers, is the largest of the three suspension bridges that span the East River.
	www.nyc.gov /html/dot/html/about/faqs_bridge.html (890 words)

	Bridgemeister - Suspension Bridges of Illinois
		There is at least one other suspension footbridge in the Tower Lakes area, but this 1936 3-span bridge appears to be the largest and the only one with a level deck.
		This bridge was Steinman's attempt at a self-anchored suspension bridge and met a controversial demise in 1989.
		The coordinates are for the bridge that connects from the Batavia side (west) of the Fox River to an island.
	www.bridgemeister.com /list.php?type=state&state=Illinois (727 words)

	Links to Historic Bridge Websites Highway Railroad Railway Links Webpage
		Historic Bridges of the Midwest - Historic Bridges of the Midwest is one of the largest bridge websites on the Internet, and relies heavily on bridge photo contributions from viewers like you.
		Bridges are listed in a database, allowing you to search by county or bridge type.
		Quebec Bridge Cam - This is a direct link to a webcam image showing the expressway approaches with the portal of the Quebec bridge in the background.
	www.historicbridges.org /info/links.htm (1388 words)

	Lists (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		This is a list of reference tables, similar to the collection of reference tables found at the back of almanacs, dictionaries and encyclopedias (or an index of them, if they're scattered throughout the work).
		List of mean centers of U.S. population during the 20th century
		List of monasteries dissolved by Henry VIII of England
	art.abcworld.net /Lists (1001 words)

	NOVA Online \| Inca \| List of Questions
		Just as the bridge was built with a group of people living near the river, is it probable that the Incas could have gathered large groups of people to work on the stones?
		Do you know the length and height of the largest span where the ramparts or tie-downs for suspension bridges have been found carved into the rock as you found in the village at the show?
		The bed of the bridge needs to be relatively taut to provide a path a human can walk across but the looseness of the side rope should have some impact on its stability.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/nova/inca1/questions.html (3211 words)

	King Bridges in New York State
		The Company became one of the largest and most active of the iron bridge builders during this period and its exploits in creating the nation’s transportation infrastructure are well known to bridge historians.
		Some of these bridges are still in use either for their original purpose to carry vehicular traffic or preserved and limited to foot traffic while others are abandoned and hidden away to rust.
		I have made a list of the extant King bridges with a assessment of their situation and possibilities with the hope that it can be of use to those State and local officials and citizens interested in preserving these pieces of important U.S. transportation history.
	www.centuryhouse.org /newsletr/summ2000/kingbrdg.html (1018 words)

	Bridgemeister - Suspension Bridges of Pennsylvania
		A chain-link suspension bridge was built on the site in 1809; it collapsed under the weight of snow and a heavily laden wagon in 1820.
		However, at least two earlier suspension bridges (1857 Watertown, New York and 1856 Bidwell Bar, California) are known to have metal towers and even Roebling's 1846 Smithfield Street Bridge in Pittsburgh had cast iron towers.
		This bridge is an eyebar suspension and truss hybrid similar to the Florianopolis, Silver, and Saint Marys bridges.
	www.bridgemeister.com /list.php?type=state&state=Pennsylvania (2036 words)

	World
		Longest Bridge Spans are categorised in the following tables according to the structural type of the main span.
		The "Span" means the main span of a bridge = centre to centre distance of adjacent towers, pylons, piers or supports given in metres [m].
		If the lengths of several spans in one bridge are equal, it is mentioned in Notes column.
	www.tkk.fi /Units/Departments/R/Bridge/longspan.html (172 words)

	Two Bay Area Bridges - The Golden Gate and San Fransisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The largest and deepest foundations on record, the world's largest tunnel, a new type of suspension bridge, the longest and heaviest cantilever span in the United States were among the problems that faced the designers.
		This bridge is a sample of the West to come, a signal for renewed civic effort, a proof that the pioneer spirit of San Francisco still lives.
		When darkness fell the huge bay bridge that had loomed up in the dusk as a great silvery span across the bay suddenly became aflame with light as the sodium vapor lamps spaced along the upper deck from the Oakland plaza to the curving ramps of the San Francisco approaches burst into fire.
	www.fhwa.dot.gov /infrastructure/2bridges.htm (4727 words)

	Pedestrian Suspension Bridges - A Waymarking.com Category
		Pedestrian suspension bridge crossing the Kiskiminetas River, connecting Hyde Park in Westmoreland County with Leechburg in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
		There are several pedestrian suspension bridges in the Murrindindi Scenic Reserve, this one allows you to cross the Murrindindi River to visit the Wilhelmina Falls, a 1.8km walk.
		The bridge spans the Avon River in the center of Northam.
	www.waymarking.com /cat/details.aspx?f=1&guid=208890be-57cb-4353-a546-00450ef1825f (423 words)

	America's Favorite Buildings - AOL Money & Finance
		Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the building was finished in 1990 after 83 years of construction and is the highest point in nation's capital.
		When completed in 1937, the $35 million bridge was the world's longest and tallest suspension structure, but now trails behind New York's Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.
		Grand Central Station, New York, NY One of several transportation sites on the list, New York's Grand Central Station is the largest rail station in the world by number of platforms.
	money.aol.com /mortgage/americas-favorite-buildings (1130 words)

	SuperLinks - Danske listy
		This great construction project comprises a 6,6 km long combined rail and road bridge, an artificial island in the middle of the Store belt Strait, 8 km long east tunnel for rail traffic and 6,8 km long suspension bridge for cars (see these pictures).
		Oresund Fixed Link - A system of a 7,8 km long suspension bridge, a 4,1 km long artificial island and a 3,5 km long tunnel is built to connect for cars and trains Danish Copenhagen and Swedish Malmo in 2002 and thus to create a fixed link between Sweden and Germany.
		Carlsberg - the world's third largest brewery, enjoying a 75% share of the Danish market, using its renowned adwertising slogan "Probably the best beer in the world", go for an interesting brewery excursion with a free tasting, there's really a lot to taste.
	members.tripod.com /~dlisty/linkyEN.htm (476 words)

	Covered Bridges Recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) and the Historic American Engineering Record ...
		Among the longest covered wooden bridges surviving in the United States.
		4 photos of engineering structure (1988), 5 photos of rehabilitation of bridge in process (1988), 7 photos of bridge after rehabilitation (1991), 1 photocopy of 1905 plan (n.d.), 1 photocopy of ext.
		Bridges marked "not extant" were not found in this book.
	www.loc.gov /rr/print/list/088_covb.html (1880 words)

	Parks: all types - Great Public Spaces \| Project for Public Spaces (PPS) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		City Heights Urban Village is located in the mid-city section of San Diego, the seventh largest city in the nation.
		The world's largest privately owned building complex is also a prominent cultural, business, and tourist attraction in Midtown.
		A verdant park built upon the hillside, with meandering paths, and grottos, a lake, cascading water fall with a suspension bridge and the famous "pont des suicides."
	www.pps.org /great_public_spaces/list?type_id=1&type_id=1 (2803 words)

	Hiking Adventures and Suppliers in the Vancouver, British Columbia Region
		With a membership of over 25 backcountry lodges to choose from, you are guaranteed to find one to fit you...
		The fun begins on the swaying planks of Capilano Suspension Bridge and continues among majestic evergreens in a West Coast Rainforest.
		Get a squirrel’s eye view of the forest from Treetops Adventure, seven suspension bridges through the trees.
	www.bcadventure.com /adventure/hiking/vancouver/list.htm (688 words)

	GameStats: Bridge Construction Set Cheats, Reviews, News
		In the Bridge Construction Set you design and build bridges and then stress test them to see how your creations hold up under pressure.
		Building a bridge that doesn't break is what its all about, although watching your bridge creation break and plunge a train into the watery depths below can be half the fun.
		The Bridge Construction Set includes many types of bridge building levels in varying degrees of difficulty from simple to complex with a tutorial section to get you started.
	www.gamestats.com /objects/783/783546 (414 words)

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